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Last action · January 14, 2026

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Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB107

AN ACT relating to hospital emergency departments.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to require hospitals that offer emergency medical services to have at least 1 licensed board certified or board eligible emergency medicine physician on site and on duty who is responsible for the emergency department at all times the emergency department is open.

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This bill would require Kentucky hospitals with emergency departments to have at least one board certified or board eligible emergency medicine physician on site and on duty whenever the emergency department is open. Currently no such requirement exists in state law. This change is aimed at ensuring a qualified emergency medicine specialist is always directly responsible for patient care in hospital emergency rooms. Who it may affect: patients seeking emergency care at Kentucky hospitals, hospital administrators, and emergency medicine physicians.

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